Resilient tire.



*e einoeehusnn, Aor mirando, InLiNors,

Assrsnon or ronrrfninn RESELIENT TIRE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 21, 191e. vFerial No. 820,209. v Y

To oZZ yzii/om it 1in/,xy concern Be it known that il, Snnzisrinn l?. New Hansi-ni, a citizen of the United Site-tes, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State off illinois, have invented a new and improved lesiiient riire, of which the oiiowing is o. Juli, cieer, and exact descrip tion. I

riliis invention relates 'to improvement in s er tires Jor wiieeis, and has 'for an obprovide an improved resilient shoe ier autornooile wheels and the iiite.

obi ot the invention is to pro- 'f shoe -for automobile wheels I tubular' body divided into sections, l the sections split so as to present resilside members.

i still 'further object oi the invention is provide a. nietaliio shoe or tire for autoniobiie wiieels'wherein the resiiiency is pro duced by dividing the Isides 'the tire into eoinparstiveiv snaai?. f spective parte pendentiy.

v 4 the acconr u part a s asection three eetivo view of part of ti y el and one of the sections rrino to the eccoi'npan g* drawings of any deily '2, in this ini iiies couldi ein the spirit 'action of the enten.

a riin formed ot "n place 'by any .n iii and i could be one piece ".vithout Illeparting trein r the invention. making these two members in one piece i necessary to one ofthe lugs 5 in topropery spiny the riin. Mounted upon therings 3 and are a pluraiity of iiic-ntialiy constructed sections (i forming or tire for heel 1 which sections eralaly placed o. siight distance apart. ica of the sections 6v is constructed as wn. in 2 and wnerein it will be observed. that they are niede sulostantielly tubular, or rather substantially peer-shaped when looking at the end. The uppepor tread half of the shoe G is substantielly semi ,y 4

circular, and is solid throughout :so as tor properly carry a tread strip 7 oi resillent v material, as for instance leather, rubber,

fiber or other suitable material. The leather strip is held in place ioy rivets. 8 which have enlarged heaos so as to act as entislridding projections. The section 6, is pro -vided with s plurality oi outwardly bowed portions 9, and e plurality of inwardly:l

formed preferably oi' metal. This ring is provided with a plurality ot openings 14 thi-ouen which. bolts 15 are assed 1oolts 15 sise passing through clamping washers 16 intentes speer, isis,

and. 1? held in place hy suitable nuts 18 and This stiii'ens and hraces'the lower part oi the section and. also connects all of the section' together. fiiso, the errangement oif the bolts i5 cerises the Vturned-over or hooked portions 2G and 21 to encircle and clamp against trie turned-over portions 22 and oi' the rings 3 ande.

Ars shown in Fig. 1, the upper or tread portion of each section is provided with overhanging extensions 2li and 25, but ample space provided between the various sec` tions. The tread strip 'Y is designed to eX- tend 'from one end. oi section G to the othen and' aiso cover the over-'hanging extensions Zi and. 25. By forming an. inwardly bowed portion i0 in each section S the ends of the sections are ailowed independent resilient movement,4 whereby the various sections more nearly sirnuiate the action of the ordinury pneumatic tire. lt will also be noted that the sections are independent, and may be independentiy applied and removed when any of the sections become worn or damaged, or for any reason. :in case one or even more sections are damaged while on the road'these sections may be removed. and the remaining sections adjusted, or more evenly distributed, and thereby provide e tire or shoe, whereby the machine may continue its means 'or holding seid sections in place ontlie wheel, each of said sections being formed of resilient metal having the sides slit and the portions between the slits pressed inwardly, whereby upon the compression of the tread of the tire the inwardly extendingl i y i 1,137,518

portionsvand the remaining part'of the sides Will bow in oppositejlirections.

3. A tire comprising a plurality of metallic sections formed with resilientl sides and a tread, said resilient sides merging into hooked members, retaining members connected with theelly of the wheel engaging said hoolredvmembers for holding the Various sections of the tire on said felly, means for clamping said hooked members to the retaining means connected with the 'felly, and a floating, bracing and stife'ning ring for preventing said clamping means crushing said resilient sides.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

SEBASTIAN PHILIP' NEUHAUSENQ Witnesses JAMES BLYLER, FRnmJ. BROWN. 

